Partial relief for P Chidambaram, son Karti as special court grants anticipatory bail in Aircel-Maxis case

The Central Bureau of Investigation and the Enforcement Directorate had earlier asked special judge OP Saini to defer its order on the anticipatory bail plea.

Father P Chidambaram and Karti&nbsp | &nbspPhoto Credit:&nbspBCCL

New Delhi: In a relief to former Union minister P Chidambaram, who is under arrest and CBI custody in INX Media corruption case, a special court here on Thursday granted anticipatory bail to the Congress leader and his son Karti Chidambaram in the Aircel-Maxis case.

While refusing a request by the Central Bureau of Investigation and the Enforcement Directorate to defer its order on the anticipatory bail plea, the judge directed both the senior and junior Chidambaram to join probe in the Aircel-Maxis cases being investigated by the two agencies.

Earlier, Additional Solicitor General KM Nataraj, arguing for the CBI, placed a request before special judge OP Saini for consideration of today’s Supreme Court order refusing to grant pre-arrest bail to Chidambaram in the INX Media money laundering case filed by the ED.

The court, however, dismissed the request and said it will pronounce the order at 2 pm, which it did.

Chidambarams are being probed by the investigation agencies in the Aircel-Maxis deal as well as the INX Media case involving Rs 305 crore.

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